Monthly Archives: June 2015
Shenmue 3 Announced
Sony announced Shenmue 3 today at its E3 press conference. Yes, really.
"We can unfold the continuous story," said creator Yu Suzuki. "Shenmue 3 will be the story you have waited for. The fate of Shenmue is in your hands now."
Watch the trailer above.
The game is seeking funding on Kickstarter, where its developers are hoping to earn $2 million USD within one month. Despite only going live minutes ago
, the Kickstarter already has thousands of dollars pledged.
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World of Final Fantasy Announced for PS4 and PS Vita
On stage at Sony's E3 2015 press conference, PlayStation VP of Publisher and Developer relations Adam Boyes announced World of Final Fantasy, a brand new game in the Final Fantasy series due to arrive on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in 2016.
Watch the trailer above.
The trailer shown during the conference depicted adorable, super-deformed versions of classic Final Fantasy characters, though little about the actual gameplay was revealed.
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Boyes rounded out the presentation by stating that World of Final Fantasy will be released "exclusively on PS4 and PS Vita in 2016," implying that the new game will likely end up on rival platforms at a later date.
Final Fantasy 7 HD Remake Is Finally Happening
Square Enix has finally announced that an HD remake of Final Fantasy VII is in development.
Watch the new trailer above.
During Sony's Press Conference this evening, the company confirmed the remake will be coming first to PlayStation 4 and released a pretty special cinematic trailer. Other platforms were not announced.
In 2005, Sony unveiled a Final Fantasy VII-themed tech demo for its then-brand-new PlayStation 3 console. Fans have wanted an HD remake since. At last year's PlayStation Experience, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy VII would come to PS4, but only in its original, dated form.
Firewatch Heading to PS4 and PC First
During today's Sony E3 press conference, Campo Santo's Firewatch was revealed to be debuting on the PlayStation 4.
Watch the new trailer above.
In the dark about Firewatch? Here's everything you need to know from our IGN First Firewatch coverage.
In the reveal trailer, the game's protagonist searches for two missing women, having been the last to seen them alive. Before the trailer ends, the woman's voice on the radio asks, “You’re not in your tower?” When the protagonist answers, "No," she asks, “Then… who is?”
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Destiny: The Taken King Release Date Announced
In the wake of numerous leaks, we have our first official details on Destiny's next expansion, as well as a release date, courtesy of Sony's E3 2015 press conference. The expansion will be released on September 15, 2015.
Watch the new trailer above.
PS4 players will have exclusive access to one cooperative Strike mission, as well as exclusive gear.
A trailer for the expansion confirms that "The Taken King" himself is Oryx, the father of Crota, a Destiny raid boss that players worldwide have already defeated.
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Little Big Planet Dev Announces Dreams
Media Molecule announced its next game, Dreams, at the PlayStation E3 conference.
Watch the demo above.
Dreams allows players to create their own worlds that look like a "living painting," which you can sketch live with other players. The demo showed a sculpted old man that was moved around the painted room by using the DualShock 4. The trailer also showed polar bears, teddy bears fighting zombies, and robots flying through space.
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Street Fighter 5 Beta Starts in Summer
At Sony's E3 2015 press conference, Capcom announced the first details for its upcoming Street Fighter 5 beta test.
The beta will unroll in three phases, with the first beginning July 23 for PlayStation 4 owners only. Pre-ordering Street Fighter 5 at XXXXXXXX will grant you automatic entrance to this phase, which will run until XXXXXXX. Don't worry if you plan on playing on PC, as you'll be given a chance to join during later phases.
As has been confirmed multiple times, Street Fighter 5 will be console exclusive on PS4, and it adds and changes a lot from the Street Fighter 4 series. Be sure to check out what's new in Street Fighter 5, and for everything else from the show, bookmark IGN's big E3 hub and check it regularly.
Ghost Recon: Wildlands Announced
Ubisoft has announced Ghost Recon: Wildlands, an open-world, cooperative shooter in development at Ubisoft Paris, the studio that co-developed Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
A trailer for the upcoming title was revealed during the company's E3 press conference this evening. Not much other information was given, though heaps of targets were shown across the entire world, suggesting we may be in for a spot of globetrotting.
It seems we'll be challenging the world's illegal drugs operations, with the trailer referencing South American governments and their collusion in these illicit activities. Cocaine is also a recurring theme.
The mission we saw in the trailer, White Hat's Drug Lab, can be approached in at least two ways. In the Stealth Option the players sneak in at night during the rain before blowing up the lab, while the Ambush Option sees them go in all guns blazing before stealing a shipment truck.
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